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November 22, 2024

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports Ensuring Full Benefits for Veterans Who Enter Rail Industry After Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) held a virtual press conference on the introduction of her new bill, the Veteran Benefits Enhancement Act. This bill seeks to amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) to clarify the treatment of military retirement pay in relation to unemployment and sickness benefits. “The Veteran Benefits…
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November 21, 2024

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U.S. Transportation Labor Leaders Outline Policy Goals at Executive Committee Meeting in Nation’s Capitol

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, America’s largest transportation labor federation, the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO (TTD), gathered dozens of U.S. labor union leaders at an Executive Committee Meeting in Washington, D.C. Looking toward the next Congress and incoming Trump-Vance Administration, the leaders outlined policy goals to support frontline transportation workers and welcomed remarks from AFL-CIO…
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September 27, 2024

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TTD Supports ILA Port Workers and Calls Out USMX

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued this statement of support of America’s largest port workers union, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), as they continue negotiations with USMX ahead of the October 1 expiration of the current contract: “As America’s largest transportation…
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September 25, 2024

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TTD Commends FTA Directive to Curb Transit Worker Assault

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued the following statement after the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a first-ever General Directive aimed at protecting America’s frontline transit workers from assault: “Earlier today, a bus was hijacked at gunpoint in Los Angeles. While the driver…
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September 6, 2024

News and Media, TTD in the news

Amtrak Breaks Ground on New Connecticut River Bridge with $1.3 Billion Investment

Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner, alongside U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, Representative Joe Courtney, Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto, and other local officials, marked the beginning of construction on the new Connecticut River Bridge between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, Connecticut. The current…
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August 2, 2024

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports Bicameral Bill to Improve Rail Bridge Safety, Empower Local Communities

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced The Rail Bridge Safety and Transparency Act to empower communities and increase the safety of our Nation’s rail bridges. Due to limited oversight from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) or U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the safety of many rail bridges is unknown, putting communities at risk. This…
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June 26, 2024

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Rail Labor Supports NTSB Safety Recommendations Spurred By East Palestine Investigation

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued this statement after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) met yesterday to issue safety recommendations related to the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio: “The NTSB’s findings and safety recommendations are an indictment of widespread safety…
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June 24, 2024

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TTD Welcomes Final Train Consist Rule to Improve Hazmat Communications for First Responders

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued the following statement after the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a final rule that requires railroads to provide first responders with electronic real-time train consist information about the transportation of hazardous materials in their communities: “As the nation’s largest…
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June 13, 2024

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Transportation Labor Stands With ILA Port Workers in Contract Negotiations From East to Gulf Coast

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued this statement of support for America’s largest port workers union, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which halted contract negotiations with port management this week: “From coast to coast, we stand strong with union port workers…
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May 20, 2024

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Rail Labor Applauds Final FRA Certification Rules for Signal Employees and Dispatchers

WASHINGTON– Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued the following statement after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued final rules that require railroads to establish formal programs for the certification and training of dispatchers and signalmen: “As the nation’s largest transportation labor federation, representing the entirety of freight rail…
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